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Bloomberg Confirms Apple is Testing iPhones With USB-C Ports
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I'll believe it when I see it.
On my IPP, I don't really care. TBH though, I hate usb-c in general. The cabling and port features are impossible to figure out. I think we're mostly past the point of cables frying people's phones, but I still wouldn't use a random usb-c cable to charge with.
Yes, Apple has previously implemented USB 3 Lightning in some iPad Pros. It's disappointing it's never come to iPhones. Certainly putting USB 3 Lightning in the iPhone 13 Pro alongside ProRes support would have made the most sense.
I can't even remember the last time I even used the port on my iPhone.
One thing I wonder: occasionally, I've had to clean my lightning port because little bits of pocket lint accumulate and get pressed in by the cable. If I notice a problem charging, I've gotten to taking a toothpick (non-conductive) to fish out a small compressed blob of lint. How is the USB-C port going to compare? With that little "fin" in the middle, it either will be less likely to collect lint, or (flipside) impossible to clean if it does.
I have C ports on my Mac that don't have this issue, but I also don't routinely put my MacBook into my pocket for hours a day.
Though, overall, a move to a standard port has a lot of other upsides.
I have C ports on my Mac that don't have this issue, but I also don't routinely put my MacBook into my pocket for hours a day.
Though, overall, a move to a standard port has a lot of other upsides.
Go ahead and hate me but I like Lightning and plus I have a bunch of Lightning accessories and lightning cables all around the house.
Apple, late to the party as usual. Anybody want to take bets on Apple positioning their switch to USB-c as something they decided to do, rather than having it forced on them because of their obstinence in refusing to, yet again, admit to their piss-poor design choices?
Lightening, Upsidedown Mouse Charging, iPad Stylus charging, Butterfly Keyboards, Touch Bar. The list goes on.....
Lightening, Upsidedown Mouse Charging, iPad Stylus charging, Butterfly Keyboards, Touch Bar. The list goes on.....
I have no issue with the USB C interface. I prefer lightning because it is just a bit easier to jab into a device. Subjectively, it feels like if I tripped on the lightning cable cord it wouldn’t do as much damage if it got yanked out. But, I value not having multiple charging cords for my iPhone, iPad and iMac most of all.
I’m sure it requires some real rigorous testing to make sure this revolutionary new port works!! /sarcasm
Apple should pull out for being forced to make this change! /s ?If not for anything else, EU should be thanked just for this
Dammit. My iPhone X is starting to need an update. iOS 15 killed battery life.
Can’t wait for USB-C. Die lightning, die!!
Type-C is excellent. I have not had a single Type-C cable fail for either the iPad Pro or any MacBook Pro.
But we have been through scores of Lightning cables. The copper connectors are exposed at the end, which makes them very likely to wear out or get scratched.
It feels like Lightning was engineered this way to walk the thin line between reliability and maximizing profits. ?
HobeSoundDarryl
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Probably the same. Holes are holes. Lint will find its way into holes. Probably however many times you have to do that now, you'll have to do that about the same amount of times with USB-C.
This would be an argument bullet in favor of the hypothetical portless phone. Who knows, maybe Apple will decide to go that way instead?
Even worse. The first iPad Pro with USB-C was launched in 2018.
HobeSoundDarryl
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There's no hate. Lightning is just fine (too). It's simply (past IMO) time for this change. Even Apple themselves are passionate believers in USB-C as illustrated by them using it in about everything else. Mostly just this ONE product has not followed yet.
To lock in on this kind of concept should make the case of why aren't we still using the 30-pin... or Firewire before that... or whatever it was before Firewire.
The time comes for a change. Apple has already gone there for almost everything except iPhone and iPhone accessories. Make this last change and we can soon leave one of several cables behind, leave one more dongle behind, etc.
This comments section will be almost endless.
Which is very fitting considering the time we've waited for Apple to bring USB-C to iPhones.
Which is very fitting considering the time we've waited for Apple to bring USB-C to iPhones.
You’ve not seen a phone with usb-c? Seriously? Samsung has been using it for YEARS….
And loose? Literally have never seen that.